WABI reports on White Ribbon Campaign at UMaine
Members of the University of Maine group Male Athletes Against Violence are handing out white ribbons to men on campus this week, reports WABI (Channel 5).
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UMaine child development learning center reaccredited by national association
The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine recently earned reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children—the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: To Boost Job and College Readiness, Put Resources Where They Can Help Most
In September, Educate Maine, a “business-led education advocacy organization” and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce issued a policy brief, “College and Career Readiness for Maine.” The brief calls for “full, statewide implementation of the college and career readiness strategies outlined” in its pages. And it goes on to stress that the recommended seven strategies and 15 actions be applied particularly to Maine students from low-income families, noting that they are less likely to be proficient in math and reading, to graduate from high school, or to go on to college.
Read morePecha Kucha Night
Join the UMaine College of Education and Human Development for Pecha Kucha Night, a fun evening of presentations featuring 20 slides x 20 seconds.
Read moreUMaine professor brings giant map of Europe to Leonard Middle School
A giant map of Europe is currently taking up a portion of the gymnasium floor at Leonard Middle School in Old Town, where students are using it to study the geography and culture of the continent.
Read moreReading Matters to Maine to provide scholarships for students in reading intervention graduate course
The University of Maine is pleased to announce that Reading Matters to Maine will award five tuition scholarships to individuals enrolling in SED 545, Intervention for Reading Difficulties, in spring 2017.
Read moreZikomo Barr: Master’s student focused on leadership, first-generation college experience
Growing up in New York City, Zikomo Barr had no notion that he’d one day end up in Maine, pursuing a degree and career in post-secondary student affairs.
Read moreCaron, UMaine Clinical Geriatric Colloquium cited in BDN article on older men’s health study
Sandra Caron, a UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality, said the recent study provides an invitation for students, professionals and ordinary people to have frank discussions about healthy adult sexuality throughout the lifespan.
Read moreLiteracy expert shares thoughts on the transformative power of reading and writing at UMaine
Dr. Mary Ehrenworth, deputy director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a literacy think tank at Columbia University, spoke to more than 200 Maine educators and school administrators about the difference they can make in kids’ lives, just by teaching them to read and write well.
Read moreMason to participate in CDC roundtable on newborn screenings
Professor Craig Mason, who specializes in applied quantitative methods, will be one of four roundtable experts speaking on, “Beyond the Blood Spot: Newborn Screening for Hearing Loss and Critical Congenital Heart Disease.”
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